Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year
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| Awarded for | the top women's basketball coach in the Pac-12 Conference |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| History | |
| First award | 1987 |
| First winner | Chris Gobrecht, Washington |
| Most recent | Tara VanDerveer, Stanford |
The Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year is an annual college basketball award presented to the top women's basketball coach in the Pac-12 Conference. The winner is selected by conference coaches. The award was first given following the 1986–87 season to Chris Gobrecht of Washington. Tara VanDerveer has won the award a record eighteen times.[1]
Key
[edit]| Awarded one of the following National Coach of the Year awards that year: Associated Press Coach of the Year (AP) Naismith Coach of the Year (N) | |
| Coach (X) | Denotes the number of times the coach had been awarded the Coach of the Year award at that point |
| † | Co-Coaches of the Year |
| * | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach but is no longer active |
| *^ | Active coach who has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (as a coach) |
| Conf. W–L | Conference win–loss record for that season |
| Conf. St.T | Conference standing at year's end (Tdenotes a tie) |
| Overall W–L | Overall win–loss record for that season |
| Season‡ | Team won the NCAA Division I National Championship |
Winners
[edit]| Season | Coach | School | National Coach of the Year Awards | Conf. W–L | Conf. St. | Overall W–L | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–87 | Chris Gobrecht | Washington | — | 14–4 | 2nd | 23–7 | |
| 1987–88† | Chris Gobrecht (2) | Washington | — | 16–2 | 1st | 25–5 | |
| Linda Sharp | USC | — | 15–3 | 2nd | 22–8 | ||
| 1988–89 | Tara VanDerveer* | Stanford | WBCA | 18–0 | 1st | 28–3 | |
| 1989–90‡ | Tara VanDerveer* (2) | Stanford | N USBWA |
17–1 | 1stT | 32–3 | |
| 1990–91 | Harold Rhodes | Washington State | — | 10–8 | — | 18–11 | |
| 1991–92 | Gooch Foster | California | — | 12–6 | 3rdT | 20–9 | |
| 1992–93 | Marianne Stanley* | USC | — | 14–4 | 2nd | 22–7 | |
| 1993–94 | Jody Runge | Oregon | — | 13–5 | 3rd | 20–9 | |
| 1994–95 | Tara VanDerveer* (3) | Stanford | — | 17–1 | 1st | 30–3 | |
| 1995–96† | Marianne Stanley* (2) | Stanford | — | 18–0 | 1st | 29–3 | |
| Amy Tucker | — | ||||||
| 1996–97 | Tara VanDerveer* (4) | Stanford | — | 18–0 | 1st | 34–2 | |
| 1997–98 | Joan Bonvicini | Arizona | — | 14–4 | 2ndT | 23–7 | |
| 1998–99 | Jody Runge (2) | Oregon | — | 15–3 | 1stT | 25–6 | |
| 1999–2000 | Judy Spoelstra | Oregon State | — | – | — | – | |
| 2000–01 | Charli Turner Thorne | Arizona State | — | – | — | – | |
| 2001–02 | Tara VanDerveer* (5) | Stanford | — | – | — | – | |
| 2002–03 | Tara VanDerveer* (6) | Stanford | — | – | — | – | |
| 2003–04 | Caren Horstmeyer | California | — | 4–14 | 9th | 12–17 | |
| 2004–05 | Tara VanDerveer* (7) | Stanford | — | – | — | – | |
| 2005–06 | Tara VanDerveer* (8) | Stanford | — | – | — | – | |
| 2006–07 | Joanne Boyle | California | — | 12–6 | 3rd | 23–9 | |
| 2007–08 | Tara VanDerveer* (9) | Stanford | — | – | — | – | |
| 2008–09 | Tara VanDerveer* (10) | Stanford | — | – | — | – | |
| 2009–10 | Nikki Fargas | UCLA | — | 15–3 | 2nd | 25–9 | |
| 2010–11 | Tara VanDerveer* (11) | Stanford | AP N WBCA |
– | — | – | |
| 2011–12 | Tara VanDerveer* (12) | Stanford | — | – | — | – | |
| 2012–13 | Tara VanDerveer* (13) | Stanford | — | – | — | – | |
| 2013–14 | Tara VanDerveer* (14) | Stanford | — | – | — | – | |
| 2014–15 | Scott Rueck | Oregon State | — | – | — | – | |
| 2015–16 | Charli Turner Thorne (2) | Arizona State | — | – | — | – | |
| 2016–17 | Scott Rueck (2) | Oregon State | — | – | — | – | |
| 2017–18 | Tara VanDerveer* (15) | Stanford | — | – | — | – | |
| 2018–19 | Kelly Graves | Oregon | — | 16–2 | 1st | 33–5 | |
| 2019–20 | Kelly Graves (2) | Oregon | — | 17–1 | 1st | 31–2 | |
| 2020–21‡ | Tara VanDerveer* (16) | Stanford | N USBWA |
19–2 | 1st | 31–2 | |
| 2021–22 | Tara VanDerveer* (17) | Stanford | — | 16–0 | 1st | 32–4 | |
| 2022–23 | Lynne Roberts | Utah | — | 15–3 | 1stT | 27–5 | [2] |
| 2023–24 | Tara VanDerveer* (18) | Stanford | — | 13–3 | 1st | 30–6 | [1] |
Winners by school
[edit]| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford | 19 | 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| Oregon | 4 | 1994, 1999, 2019, 2020 |
| California | 3 | 1992, 2004, 2007 |
| Oregon State | 3 | 2000, 2015, 2017 |
| Arizona State | 2 | 2001, 2016 |
| USC | 2 | 1988, 1993 |
| Washington | 2 | 1987, 1988 |
| Arizona | 1 | 1998 |
| UCLA | 1 | 2010 |
| Utah (2011) | 1 | 2023 |
| Washington State | 1 | 1991 |
| Colorado (2011) | 0 | — |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "2023-24 Pac-12 Women's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ KUTV, Adam Mikulich (April 29, 2023). "Utah Women's Basketball Coach Lynne Roberts On Talkin' Sports". KJZZ. Retrieved April 22, 2024.